The Origins and Impact of Wahhabism: Understanding Its Role in ISIS and Modern Extremism
Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab was an 18th-century Islamic scholar from the Najd region in what is now Saudi Arabia. Born around 1703 in the village of Uyayna, he is best known for founding Wahhabism, a reformist movement within Islam. Muhammad bin Abdul-Wahhab sought to purify Islam by returning to what he considered the original principles of…